Myoxocephalus

Myoxocephalus
Temporal range:
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Superfamily: Cottoidea
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Myoxocephalus
Tilesius, 1811
Type species
Myoxocephalus stelleri
Tilesius, 1811
Synonyms
  • Acanthocottus Girard, 1850
  • Ainocottus Jordan & Starks, 1904
  • Boreocottus Gill, 1859
  • Littocottus Neelov, 1979
  • Onchocottus Gill, 1861
  • Oncocottus Gill, 1862
  • Ptyonotus Günther, 1860
  • Triglopsis Girard, 1851

Myoxocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. They are found in the northern Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, with a few species in lakes.